Hybrid cloud computing is the next major trend in the cloud market as it enables IT to have better alignment with the needs of the business. Yet, most cloud management platforms have evolved from virtualization management and only provide operational benefits by automating the deployment of virtual machines and workloads across heterogeneous clouds via simple, self-service catalogs.
To realize the full benefit of hybrid cloud computing, that is not enough. Capabilities that enable an IT-as-a-Service model are required: • Consumption Management — a better way for business users to use cloud services • Solution Aggregation — provide choice of additional managed services beyond IaaS to ensure security, resiliency, and efficient utilization • Governance and Control — a common means to view and control a mixed environment delivered by multiple providers • Business Support Systems — financial and supplier management capabilities
In this presentation, Forrester Senior Analyst Dave Bartoletti, and Chris Ward, CTO, GreenPages cut through the hype associated with cloud management. Dave shows how many of today’s cloud management platforms are only partial solutions for needs of the overall business and how cloud brokerage fills the gaps. Chris shares how GreenPages’ new Cloud Management-as-a-Service (CMaaS) for Brokerage and Governance enables IT to provide the full benefit of hybrid cloud computing to the business.
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" State of cloud in 2013 – hybrid is here " Delivering on the hybrid cloud promise " The role of cloud brokerage " What’s missing in cloud management today
› I&O pros must engage with business users proactively • Teach them how to use cloud efficiently, securely, and with appropriate oversight
› Be the cloud operators for the business – make lives easier • Business-aligned developers are leading the way to cloud • Help select & design cloud apps and broker vendor relationships
› Manage capacity, performance and availability SLAs • Hide the differences between clouds for consistent operations
› Cloud cost management is key to achieving cloud economics • This is not a one-time decision, but an on-going practice
› Think hybrid from the start – go beyond commodity IaaS • Plan for a hybrid portfolio, commodity & specialized, private & public
What IT must do to deliver on the hybrid cloud promise
› Leading financial services company becomes services-led • Unified private+public cloud initiatives in a holistic cloud operating model • Renegotiated all supplier contracts - each IT vendor required to bid competitively • Built a comprehensive service catalog and new IT supply-chain management role
› Results: Savings, speed, agility, and future-proof platform • Infrastructure cost savings: over USD 90 million in year one • Shifted 25% of IT infrastructure spending to strategic innovation spending • Service delivery times reduced from 2-3 months to 1-48 hours
› Insights from Forrester inquiries with cloud brokers show: • Strong preference for cloud broker technology delivered as a service (OpEx) • Need for service aggregation across both private and public cloud services • Focus on building an enterprise app store to enforce standardization and governance
IT teams who have transformed to IT-as-a-Service focus on people, process and technology together to become cloud brokers to business
GreenPages is a consulting and integration firm that helps commercial clients design, deploy, and manage modernized, hybrid cloud computing platforms to reduce IT costs and improve business efficiency, agility, and velocity. Our mission is to provide expert advice and business services that help our clients lower costs, improve business results, and create competitive advantage through the innovative use of technology.
GreenPages’ Mission
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IaaS is not enough à you need a complete solution Select amongst the best set of managed services capabilities to ensure security, performance, and data protection are built into the final solution